Bulimia nervosa Mental and Behavioural Disorders Bulimia nervosa
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomly assigned to receive one of two treatments using block randomization, which was conducted by a research assistant who was not involved in the diagnostic procedures or outcome
Sponsors
VAKJP / Association of psychoanalytic child- and adolescent-psychotherapists in Germany
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Females between the age of 14 and 20 years old 2. Diagnosis of bulimia nervosa according to the critieria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) 3. Diagnosis of partial bulimia nevosa which includes participants who binged and purged less than two times per week in three months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa 2. Other severe physical or mental conditions such as current psychosis, alcohol or drug abuse or addiction, suicidal, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 3. An IQ<80 4. Current psychotherapeutic or psychotropic treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of the eating disorder is assessed by the German version of EDE 27 at baseline, session 15, 30, 45 and 60 (end of therapy) and 6 and 12 months post-treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-evaluated psychopathologies of the eating disorder is measured using the EDE Questionnaire (EDE-Q) at baseline, session 15, 30, 45 and 60 (end of therapy) and 6 and 12 months post-treatment 2. Overall severity of mental symptoms is assessed using the Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) at baseline, session 15, 30, 45 and 60 (end of therapy) and 6 and 12 months post-treatment | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed